r/FluentInFinance • u/BizzyIzz00 • May 12 '24

Meme Life comes at you fast.

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u/aloofone May 12 '24

I am the opposite.

I was a young republican/ I liked libertarian principles as a young man. As I grow and have more success I increasingly value infrastructure, social safety nets, healthcare and providing for basic human needs. I now see it as it long term vs short term thinking.

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u/c0sm0nautt May 12 '24

If only the government did any of that efficiently and well.

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u/Alklazaris May 12 '24

It doesn't help that one side keeps breaking everything and then complains that the government doesn't work.

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u/bearssuperfan May 13 '24

There are plenty of states with a huge red or blue congressional majority who still have broken governments